Compare Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro vs Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro vs M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Aspherical ED lens, 2 Aspherical lenses, 1 SED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 HD lens groups
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
1 aspherical element, 1 dual-sided aspherical element, 2 ED glass elements, 2 HR glass elements, 1 EDA glass element, 1 HD glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
79 mm / 3.11 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
160 mm / 6.30 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Weight
880 g / 31.10 oz
411 g / 14.52 oz
382 g / 13.50 oz
Function
Angle Of View
30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
8 mm ~ 25 mm
12 mm ~ 40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 80.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.21x
0.14x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-15
2021-06-09
2022-02-15
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
48%
50%
Pros
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- One of the sharpest Olympus zooms
- Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
- Beautifully constructed
- Weather-sealed
- Good IQ
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather expensive for MFT
- External zoom without zoom lock
- The same lens repackaged?
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